what are the main charachterstics of jain maniature paintings
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Explanation:
MINIATURE -
-Miniature is often used in the sense of " small representation ".
-It is a form of fine art on smaller scale.
-It has artistic and intricate details and Fineness.
-These paintings were initially done on 'tala patra '.
JAIN MINIATURE -
-The earliest miniature paintings of India are the JAIN illustrations of 11th century in the 'Kalpasutra ' and ' Kalkacharya Katha '
-Jain miniatures used strong pure colours.
-They employed vibrant inks and dyes in red, blue, green , gold and silver.
-Female figure were rare in Jain School . However some were found but they wereof worshipped Goddesses of Tirthankaras.
-There were some of very distinctive features of Jain miniatures -
< stylish figures with heavy gold outlines
< reduction of dress to angular segments
< enlarged eyes
< square shapes of hands